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The Bunny Is Back

She's hopping into the spotlight this fall in NBC's 'The Playboy Club.' As the seductive uniform influences everything from television to fashion, a look back at its history

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Thomas Vinciguerra

August 27, 2011

"You had to learn how to wear it," said Pat Lacey, a Playboy magazine Bunny emerita, describing the unmistakable suit she donned from 1965 to 1978. "All of a sudden, someone is sticking 12 inches on your rear and another foot on top of your head."

Ms. Lacey, the current director of Playboy's Playmate and Bunny promotions, can still recall the perils of her getup: "If you were serving drinks and had to scoot through a tight aisle, you had to remember that your tail was back there. You had to allow...